Why This Homemade Cellulite Cream Works

Well, for starters, Juniper is a diuretic and purifier while also being a great circulation stimulator.

Rosemary is essential for increasing blood flow throughout the body which significantly reduces the appearance of cellulite over time. It is also good for flushing your lymphatic system and helping with water retention.

Hi there, I’m 27 and recently have become more obsessed with my aging process and body issues. I’m on a totallynew health regime
(Healthy eating and regular exercise) and have lost 15 lbs, but cellulite seems to be a never ending battle. I’ve incorporated your DIY anti cellulite massage and scrub into my daily routine and have had success. I do like the sounds of this cream though, and seems a little more hassle free than the scrub. What would happen if I combined the 2 (scrub before shower, cream after shower)? Or should I drop one and pick up the other? Thank you so much, you’ve been a huge help to the new me!

Update! So it took a bit of time for me to wait for all the ingredients to be delivered (plus be resent some ingredients do to damage during postage), but i have it all now! Making the cream was surprisingly super easy and tons of fun. It felt a bit like I was conducting a science experience, melting the beeswax and then adding the liquefied coconut oil (I should

sorry… computer went nuts… anyway…
(I should note that I liquefied everything in a glass jar and placed the jar in a boiling water to melt); once the coconut oil touched the beeswax, it started to solidify again, i though i did something wrong, but as soon as I turned up the heat, the substance melted down again. Combined all ingredients and presto! it started automatically formed a creamy base! AMAZING… i personally wasnt to keen on the smell so I tossed a few extra drops of grapefruit oil in and now it has a nice light citrus smell. Application is a bit oily, BUT I feel like I was just walked out of the spa after a massage. Ill come back later after a couple of days and report on my results!

It’s important to use high-quality essential oils in recipes like this, because the essential oils are absorbed into your skin and your bloodstream. If the oils contain synthetics or impure compounds, you’ll get those in your bloodstream too. Since essential oils are very powerful, they can have negative side effects if they are impure or used carelessly. Look for essential oils that are “Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade” or CPTG to make sure that you’re getting all of the good and none of the bad. dōTERRA brand CPTG essential oils are sold by Independent Product Consultants, who can help you learn how to use essential oils properly to treat a wide variety of cosmetic and health concerns.

While I agree you should only use high quality oils, the CPTG is a term made up by companies like Young and DoTerra to get you to buy there super over priced oils and buy into there pyramid schemes. There are many good places to get high quality oils. Like New Directions Aromatics. Companies should list where the plant was grown, how it was distilled, (steam, Co2, etc) and should not be cut by oils. Good products do not have to coast a fortune, unless its Rose oil, then it is what it is.

CPTG just means that the company (doTERRA) takes extra measures to ensure their oils are pure and safe. The oils are tested for purity and potency by two outsourced companies, then again in-house prior to bottling. Isn’t it a good thing to be sure the oils you are putting on and in your body are safe?

The Essential Oils that are known to be safe for Pregnancy are Lavender & Mandarin.

You are right that the oils in this recipe are listed as not safe during pregnancy.

Also, note that the concentration of Essential Oils in this recipe would be used in a topical treatment cream – guidelines for a body massage oil for example would be 25 drops per 50mls or 50gm of base for a healthy adult – and there are lower concentrations for children, pregnant mums, the elderly and medically frail.

While I am not an Aromatherapist, I am a massage therapist, with aromatherapy training and also Pregnancy Massage training.

Hi there,
I’m excited to try your recipe out, but I had one question. I’m really allergic to juniper (Makes my skin itch like crazy!), would it still be as effective if I just remove the juniper oil from this?

Hey! I made this recipe and have a question that I hope someone can help me with. I made a double batch – one for my daughter and one for myself – she has used hers a few times and it is fine but I used mine once and when I went back to use it again it had separated (looked like water and firmer coconut oil). Does anyone know why this happened or what I may have done wrong? I just tried stirring it together (though it didn’t want to mix!) and I put it in the refrigerator so I will see if that helps. We keep our house temp on 68 but I think the bathroom may get a little warmer so that might be it?

hello please please tell me where I can order online all the oils needed to make the cellulite cream. Except for the coconut oil and grapeseed oil, my local health ffod store does not have juniper oil, cypress oil, rosemary oil or beeswax.. thank you

So I made the recipe exactly and my cream did not solidified after placed in a cool place. What can prevent it from turning into a cream base instead of liquid? Is not so bad it smells delicious is just oily.

I just finished reading “The Cellulite Solution”, by Howard Murad, M.D. He recommends all of the ingredients that are in your homemade cellulite cream. However, he recommends others as well. Some of the others I wanted to add are aloe vera, pomegranate oil, vitamin E oil, safflower oil, borage seed oil, and evening primorose oil. Here are my questions:
Do you think this is a good idea? If so how much of each?
And to make it thicker could I add more beeswax or maybe cat’s-claw powder?
Thanks for the help,
Rhonda

Those all sound like great additions, but to be honest, I have no clue how much you would add in for each. I would assume that additional beeswax would make it thicker though. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful there!

Could you tell me he many ounces this recipe makes? I would like to make a gallon of it And give it as gifts but don’t want to make it by the cup please help me with the correct amounts of everything to make a big batch if you can please!

Can I use this while breast feeding? My dr is always really laid back about this kind of stuff and as long as I’m not putting it on the areas that my 8 month old touches then I think it would be fine. However, I’d love some input from a mom who has had experience with oils while nursing. Thank you.

Frist of all Thank you so much for posting this recipe, however, I am having some trouble with this one. Just made the blend but I don’t get the cream texture, just a thick liquid. Is this how it supposed to be?